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BIO

Bill Nighy starred on Broadway in David Hare’s The Vertical Hour and at London’s National Theatre in Hare’s Pravda and A Map of the World; and on television he has starred in Hare’s “Page Eight” and in the second and third installments of Hare’s The Worricker Trilogy—“Turks & Caicos” and “Salting the Battlefield.” Additional London stage credits include the National Theatre productions of Arcadia, Blue/Orange, and The Seagull; Betrayal at the Almeida Theatre; and A Kind of Alaska, at the Donmar Warehouse. He starred in the films Love Actually; Wild Target; The Boat That Rocked; Valkyrie; Notes on a Scandal; Underworld: Evolution and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans; The Constant Gardener; Lawless Heart; Still Crazy; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; Jack the Giant Slayer; I, Frankenstein; About Time; the recent Pride; and as Captain Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Additional television credits include the films “The Girl in the Café,” “The Young Visiters,” “State of Play,” “The Men’s Room,” “The Lost Prince,” and “Gideon’s Crossing.” He will be seen in the upcoming film The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

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STAGE CREDITS

Skylight Skylight
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2015
Tom Sergeant
Skylight Skylight
[West End]
West End Revival, 2014
Tom Sergeant
The Vertical Hour The Vertical Hour
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Oliver Lucas

Movies

Eye of the Needle
[ 1981 ] Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
Curse of the Pink Panther
[ 1983 ] ENT Doctor
The Little Drummer Girl
[ 1984 ] Al
The Phantom of the Opera
[ 1989 ] Martin Barton
Mack the Knife
[ 1989 ] Tiger Brown
Being Human
[ 1994 ] Julian
True Blue
[ 1996 ] Jeremy Saville
Alive and Kicking
[ 1996 ] Tristan
FairyTale: A True Story
[ 1997 ] Edward Gardner
Still Crazy
[ 1998 ] Ray Simms
Guest House Paradiso
[ 1999 ] Mr. Johnson
Lawless Heart
[ 2001 ] Dan
Blow Dry
[ 2001 ] Ray Raymond Robertson
Lucky Break
[ 2001 ] RogerRogChamberlain, King George III in Show
AKA
[ 2002 ] Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
Love Actually
[ 2003 ] Billy Mack
I Capture the Castle
[ 2003 ] Mortmain
Underworld
[ 2003 ] Viktor
Shaun of the Dead
[ 2004 ] Philip
Enduring Love
[ 2004 ] Robin
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout
[ 2005 ] Dylan
The Constant Gardener
[ 2005 ] Sir Bernard Pellegrin
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
[ 2005 ] Slartibartft
Stormbreaker
[ 2006 ] Alan Blunt
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
[ 2006 ] Davy Jones
Notes on a Scandal
[ 2006 ] Richard Hart
Underworld: Evolution
[ 2006 ] Viktor
Flushed Away
[ 2006 ] Whitey
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
[ 2007 ] Davy Jones
Hot Fuzz
[ 2007 ] Met Chief Inspector
Valkyrie
[ 2008 ] General Friedrich Olbricht
A Fox's Tale
[ 2008 ] Ringmter
Glorious 39
[ 2009 ] Alexander
Astro Boy
[ 2009 ] Dr. Elefun, Robotsky
The Boat That Rocked
[ 2009 ] Quentin
G-Force
[ 2009 ] Saber
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
[ 2009 ] Viktor
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
[ 2010 ] Minister Rufus Scrimgeour
Wild Target
[ 2010 ] Victor Maynard
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
[ 2011 ] Dougl Ainslie
Arthur Christmas
[ 2011 ] Grandsanta
Rango
[ 2011 ] Rattlesnake Jake
Chalet Girl
[ 2011 ] Richard
Wrath of the Titans
[ 2012 ] Hephaestus
Total Recall
[ 2012 ] Matthi
About Time
[ 2013 ] Dad
Jack the Giant Slayer
[ 2013 ] General Fallon
The World's End
[ 2013 ] The Network
Pride
[ 2014 ] Cliff
I, Frankenstein
[ 2014 ] Naberius
Skylight
[ 2014 ] Tom Sergeant
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
[ 2015 ] Dougl Ainslie
Their Finest
[ 2016 ] Ambrose Hilliard, Uncle Frank
Dad's Army
[ 2016 ] Arthur Wilson
The Limehouse Golem
[ 2016 ] John Kildare
Norm of the North
[ 2016 ] Socrates
The Bookshop
[ 2017 ] Edmund Brundish
Sometimes Always Never
[ 2018 ] Alan
Hope Gap
[ 2019 ] Edward
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
[ 2019 ] Howard Clifford
StarDog and TurboCat
[ 2019 ] Sinclair
The Kindness of Strangers
[ 2019 ] Timofey
Emma.
[ 2020 ] Mr. Woodhouse
Minamata
[ 2020 ] Robert Hayes
Buckley's Chance
[ 2021 ] Spencer
Living
[ 2022 ] Williams
Dragonkeeper
[ 2023 ] Danzi
The Beautiful Game
[ 2023 ] Mal
That Christmas
[ 2024 ] Lighthouse Bill
Joy
[ 2024 ] Patrick Steptoe
The Wild Robot
[ 2024 ] Longneck
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
[ 2024 ] Conrad
The First Omen
[ 2024 ] Cardinal Lawrence
The Beautiful Game
[ 2024 ] Mal
Dragonkeeper
[ 2024 ] Danzi
10 Lives
[ 2024 ] Professor Craven
Role Play
[ 2024 ] Bob Kellerman
& Sons
[ 2025 ] Andrew

TV Shows

Castlevania
Saint Germain
Kiss Me Kate
Iain Cameron, Ian, Iain
The Canterbury Tales
The Merchant

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Bill Nighy, Skylight

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Bill Nighy, Skylight


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2007 - Performance

Bill Nighy, The Vertical Hour

Olivier Awards - 2001 - Best Actor

Bill NighyBlue/Orange

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Bill Nighy been in?

Bill Nighy has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Bill Nighy been in?

Bill Nighy has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Bill Nighy's first West End show?

Bill Nighy's first West End show was Skylight which opened in 2014

What awards has Bill Nighy been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Skylight, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Skylight, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Vertical Hour and Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Blue/Orange.

What awards has Bill Nighy won?

Bill Nighy has won the Theatre World Award for his performance in The Vertical Hour.

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